June 21 2023
Daily Hike: Holbrook Town Forest
meet at 2 pm Parking on Park Road off Pine St. Near the red “Wiggins trail” head. 2-3 mile hike lasting approximately 2 hours. Easy to Moderate difficulty on wooded trails. Follow Red Trail into Cranberry Pond (Braintree) Conservation area to see the Solstice Stones (on the summer solstice no less!). Loop back through Cranberry Pond on yellow and blue trails to link back with red trail into Holbrook. Take short side trip on blue trail in Holbrook to see “Garden of the Gods” and get back on red trail and follow back to parking area.
Maps Holbrook Town Forest
Cranberry Pond Conservation Area
Concert: Holbrook Public Library 6pm
2 Plymouth St, Holbrook, MA 02343
OPENING ARTISTS: Dan & Faith, more tba
June 22 2023
Daily Hike: Ames Nowell
meet at 11 am. parking area off linwood st. Moderate to Difficult. Wooded Trails. 4-5 miles. We plan to attempt to go all the way around Cleveland Pond. The terrain is known to be rocky, muddy and wet at points so come prepared! approximately 3-4 hours.
Map: Ames Nowell
DCR Map
History and Information
Concert: Abington High School Auditorium 6pm
201 Gliniewicz Way, Abington, MA 02351
OPENING ARTISTS: Shelby, Dan Blakeslee, Alex Hagerty
June 23 2023
Daily Hike: Whitman Town Park / Hobart Pond Loop
meet at 11am Parking all along the park. Meet Across from the Council on Aging. Loop around town park. Easy and mostly flat. Approximately 1 mile. Optional additional hike Continue from park out to South Ave and walk down to Hobart Pond by using Colebrook Blvd looping back to park along Essex St. Additional 1.5 miles. Total with optional Loop about 2 hours.
Town Park History and information
Concert: Whitman Town Hall 6pm
54 South Ave, Whitman, MA 02382
OPENING ARTISTS: Fox and the Dragon, Crowes Pasture, more tba
June 24 2023
Daily Hike: Abington/Rockland/Hanover Rail Trail
meet at 11am. Easy and mostly flat. Meet and park at Griffin Dairy Farm. off Plymouth St. Additional Parking off Pattison St. Short meander through the dairy farm property onto Charles St ext to join the Abington Rockland Branch Rail Trail. Walk 3 miles to end West Hanover, on Circuit Street, near the Hanover-Rockland line. (Look for the cul-de-sac, very close to Route 139.) Walkers may want to leave cars at either end for carpooling back to the start point, plan for pick up or use Uber/Lyft. Or backtrack approx 3 miles to the start point. There are several road crossings where walkers could step off the rail trail for a shorter hike if desired. MWT will head towards the church and not return to Griffins Dairy after the hike. Total one way about 2 hours.
Rail Trail History and Information
Concert: Channing Unitarian Universalist Church 6pm
45 Webster St, Rockland, MA 02370
OPENING ARTISTS: Tom Smith, Michael Gutierrez-May, Karen Haffner
A note about the hikes….
We are offering a free, casual, community meet up to get outside and enjoy these communities on foot. We do not have a support vehicle and cannot offer rides. For our troupe the whole trek is on foot. Participants should organize their own shuttles, drop off/pickups etc. We recommend you come prepared with water, food, bug spray, first aid and whatever else you may need to have a fun and comfortable experience. These hikes are open to ALL. Young or old and everyone in between. We walk at a very reasonable pace and we don’t leave anyone behind! We’d love to have you join us for a hike and maybe a little conversation. If you have questions call Raianne 508-981-6245. Participants may partake at their own risk and assume their own liability for injury, etc. Massachusetts Walking Tour assumes no responsibility for injuries, etc.